Light Chocolate Coffee Cheesecake Mocha Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• In a bowl, stir the crushed graham crackers and butter together; press mixture into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch springform pan coated with cooking spray.
• Bake in a 350° oven for 10 minutes; cool on a wire rack; decrease oven temp to 325°.
• In a bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar at medium speed using an electric mixer until blended.
• Add in liqueur, coffee granules, and vanilla, beating at low speed until well blended.
• Add in eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until yellow disappears after each addition.
• Remove and reserve 1 cup cream cheese mixture; pour remaining batter into prepared crust.
• Microwave chocolate squares in a medium bowl 1 minute or until melted, stirring after 30 seconds; let cool slightly.
• Stir reserved 1 cup cream cheese mixture into melted chocolate, blending well.
• Spoon chocolate mixture in lines on top of batter in pan; gently swirl with a knife.
• *(Optional) If you want to bake this in a water bath--Place cheesecake/pan in a large rectangular baking pan filled with 2 inches of hot water (water bath); place in oven.
• Bake at 325° for 1 hour or until almost set; turn oven off.
• Let cheesecake stand in oven, with door closed, 30 minutes.
• Remove cheesecake from oven (and water bath, if using) and gently run a knife around edge of cheesecake to loosen from sides of pan; cool on a wire rack.
• Cover and chill at least 4 hours.
• Remove sides of springform pan; serve with Mocha Sauce.
• To make the Mocha Sauce: add chocolate morsels, whipping cream, and butter to a small saucepan; cook over low heat, stirring often, for 2-3 minutes or until smooth.
• Remove from heat; stir in coffee; serve warm.

Steps:

• 1. Stir together crushed graham crackers and melted butter; press into bottom and sides of 9-inch springform pan.
• 2. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Cool on rack. Reduce oven temp to 325.
• 3. Beat cream cheese and sugar at low speed with an electric mixer until blended. Add liqueur, vanilla, and coffee granules, beating at low speed until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time until yellow disappears.
• 4. Remove and reserve 1 cup cream cheese mixture. Pour remaining batter into prepared crust.
• 5. Microwave chocolate in medium bowl 1 minute, stirring after 300 seconds. Stir reserved 1 cup cream cheese mixture into melted chocolate, blending well. Spoon mixture in lines on top of batter in pan; gently swirl with a knife.
• 6. Bake at 325 for 1 hour until almost set; turn oven off. Let cheesecake stand for 30 minutes with door closed. Remove from the oven and run a knife around outer edge of cheesecake to loosen from sides (don't remove sides) Cool 1 hour on wire rack, cover and chill for 4 hours.
• 7. Remove sides of springform pan and serve with mocha sauce.
• Mocha Sauce:
• 1. Cook first 3 ingredients in a small heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring often, 2-3 minutes until smooth. Remove from heat and stir in coffee. Serve warm.